Finger ring and the like



Oct. 20, 1931. H. w. PETERS FINGER RING AND THE LIKE Filed se i. 16. 1929 5 4.. 3. .J v w;

IE' IE I 5 IE: hlllmlmni 7 Pull-mam: I a 4 l W 5 & Henry WFEZEI'S W Patented Oct. 2Q,

1 HENRYW. PETERS, or steeds, ivmssnoiiusnrrs U I FINGER RING nn LIKE: u f

Application filed September 1,- 1 29.Seriar'lvo. 393,04 J 7 A v This invention relates to finger rings and the like, one of the objects being to provide i improved'rmeans whereby a stone or the like can be held properly assembled withthe parts except by-;;sliding them longitudi- 'fii which, as is well known to those skilled in. 1 r

: 5 ring without requiring the use of soft solder the art, soon separates, necessitating frequent repairs. I

Another object is to provide a means for fastening stones in position without danger of breaking them.

With the foregoing and other objects 1n View. which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being .understood that 7 changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention. In the accompanying draWingsthe pre: ferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings, I j Figure lis a plan view of a ringvhaving the present improvements combined therewith. I i i Figure 2 is a sideelevation thereof, Figure 3 is a section on line 3--3, Figure 1. Figure 4 is an edgeview of a signet-plate. Figure 5 is a plan view of two stones adapted tobe retained by the signet. plate. 7

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing a modified construction. I

form of signet plate.

Referring to the figures'by characters of desired angles relative to each other.

The stones or the liketo be inserted in the grooves have been indicatedat 4 and are so shaped as to fit snugly in thev grooves with their ends flush with those faces of the ring or the like through which the ends of Figure 7. is an edge view "of a modified ledges stones Orother [objeCtSf'v are-adapted'jto be 7 :overhun-g by-the wall's'of-thejgrooves sothat it is thus impossible to insertor remove the nally.

of=any -.preferred contour:

I can. be provided withany desired= design ,on one-surface; This signet plate can have I opposed corner portions ,formed with upwardly projecting, nodes or extensions I {In assembling the parts: of; the ring the, {signet plate 6 is fastenedfitothe ring or =therlikQ by hard solder atapoint between the grooves 3. Thereafter theiystones or ,--oth'ei objectstare slid into'the'grooves until '70 I 1 the 5 notches 5 are brought-l tozpositions directly undergthosefcornersofthesignet plate'on V I ,whichjthe nodes or: projections 7 are'formed. means, of .a hammer, or: other suitable tool these corner. portions of'the' signetplate lare T gthenfhammer'ed::idownwardly sothat metal will be' displaced intofith' notches 55 which V will. beapa'rtly or entirely} filled so. as to I preventthejstones' from;Shifting}longitudinally; 7 v 7 Thus the stones willbe heldvsecurel'y in posi- =tion anfol cannot be; removed) Furthermore .the means for v. holcli'ng; the "stones in place will not be visible.. .Asitis possible teat-f tach l the signet plate before-j the I stones are 1in'serted,ihard: solder, i're'quiring' intense heat, 5' can" be-fused andyt herefore, the signet" plate l --wi'll:notbecomedetached. I reference, 1 deslgnates a rmg or other artlcle A a of jewelry having a base 2 which, in the structure illustrated, is formed in its outer surface with parallel dove-tail grooves 3 open at 7 their ends. It is to be understood that any I desired number of these grooves can be used and said grooves can be disposedat any nstead of attaching the 'sIgnet platefbv 'eans of soldeflsaid plate can heifer-med with down wardly projecting nudes; extensions ho nah-'8 i ure s'Gand Z-the plate f9.

being provided wi t'h g a pin {10. Aftfer' 'the,

stones have beemplacedin lthe grooves, the I signetfplafte is in'ounted Wlt hi'lllQS projections l 8 extending-intothenotchesh and pin 10 extending through an openingil l in the ring, orthe like. Theinner end of the pin is then upset as shown in Figure 6 so'that the signet o. l

plate will beheld against displacement vand 100. Z 1

Eachiof the objectse isiprovided,: ini one dge-portion; witha notch-5 produced in r any manner-desired?and jthis notch canabe" J I 7 this plate, in turn, will hold the stones against withdrawal from their grooves.

I Wall for each groove.

As before stated any desired arrangement of grooves can be used. Furthermore, in-

stead ofhaving dovetail grooves, the grooves can be formed with only one overhanging It is merely essential that the grooves be so shapedas to allow the stones to be inserted longitudinally thereinto and at least partly retained by one wall of each groove. What is claimed is: r 1. An article of jewelry including a base having a groove open at its ends, an object insertable endwise into and adapted to fit snugly within the groove, said object having a notch or thelike in one edge, a signet plate i soldered onthe base and having a portion overlying the notched portion of the object, 20

and means depending fromothe signet plate and seated in the notch for holding said ohject against withdrawal.

V 2. An article of jewelry'including a base having a groove, an object insertable into and adapted to fit snuglywithin the groove with its upper face flush with the corresponding face offthe base, a signet plate soldered on the base and having a portion overlying the inserted object to hold itag'ainst upward withdrawal from the groove, and means integral with the signet plateand projecting into the inserted object ,for holding said object against sliding movement longitudinally of thegroove. 5 r Y 3. An article of jewelry including a base having a groove therein, an object slidable into the groove and'flush with the grooved :face of the base, a signet plate resting on and joined to the base, said plate having a .portion overlying the inserted object, thereby to prevent the obj ect from being lifted out of the groove, and means carried by the'si'gnet plate and projecting into said object for holding the object against sliding withdrawal longitudinally of the groove. V

4. The iherein'described method of'making an article of jewelry which consists in "grooving a base andthenapplying 'a signet plate to the face of'the base so that a portion thereof overhangs the groove, subsequently'sliding a stone into the groove and under the overhanging portion of the signet plate, thefcorresponding faces of the stone and the base being flush, and finally displacing-inwardly a portion of the; overhanging part of the signet plate so as to enter a notch in the stone and hold the stone against longitudinalsliding movement.

, In'testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature.

V HENRY W. PETERS. 

